A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:50 pm

I am looking for a picture of how the starter rod is normally set up on a 1947 A. The one I recently purchased is missing the rod and the lever....i have tried searching the web but haven't been able to find any good pictures on what I am missing. I think i could fabricate what I need but not sure how it is supposed to be. Also mine doesn't have a gen\alternator and I can't really see where it is supposed to be mounted. If anyone have pics of a 12V alternator upgrade I would appreciate it.

Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:55 pm

I don't know if a 53 is the same, but this is what mine looks like. I've seen alt conversions on these and it goes right where the gen is.

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Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:48 pm

This photo from TractorData dot com shows you where the generator and cut-out were located.

Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:55 am

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here is the alternator setup on my SA. you need to fabricate a bracket to move the alternator forward and up a little. I moved the tension arm up to the water outlet as well.

the a and the super a have different starter rods. the A is a push rod that you activate with your foot, as opposed to the pull rod on a SA. i'll try to get a couple more pictures for you tonight

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Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:23 pm

Thanks a bunch Art....that is exactly what I was looking for a close up pic of the starter rod setup and the Alternator bracket.....if you could get the picture of the bracket that would be great. I think I know how to fabricate it but am looking for as many examples as I can find. As far as the starter rod.....you don't have to worry about that...I will wait hoping someone with a A of the same year range will eventually post some up close pics. As I don't have any rods or levers on my A ....so nothing to go by.

Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:19 pm

I used a piece of 1/4" plate 5" X 2" and welded the existing gen bracket to the top portion 3.5 inches forward of the lead edge of the plate to move the alternator forward and up. if I made another one, I would use a plate 2.5" X 5" to raise the gen bracket a little higher to clear the block.

I used a Hitachi 14231 alternator for this, but if you want to go one wire use the NAPA one for $44 with core.

the upper bracket simply has an extender on it to reach the alternator, and is moved up from the lower water inlet to the fan attachment point.

I took some pictures tonight, i'll send them in the morning

Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:19 pm

Thanks again....that exactly what I was looking for.....I used the hitachi on my cub and was planning on using it again. I really appreciate the help.

Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:35 pm

I will have to look at my A tomorrow and see how it is!---I know it has a curly end on it and it sits WAY low on the tractor,-- hard to see/find and , don't take this to the bank YET, BUT I think the starter switch/button is on the bottom side of the starter and not on top side as the Super A is!----A LOT of different parts between A and Super A! thanks; sonny

Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:25 am

alternator tension bracket.jpg

the tension arm (although it is a little hard to see) is attached to a 2" extension bolted to the same location as the radiator support. it reused the stud removed from the former location of the bracket.

alternator bracket.jpg

there is a close up of the bracket.

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Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:10 pm

Here is a pic of my 1945 International A starter and rod. I just glanced at the parts manual but I did not see a diagram/parts breakdown of the starter rod. The only info I found was on page 67 giving the part number of the starter rod.

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Re: A Starter Rod and other questions.

Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:48 am

Awesome.....that is exactly what I was looking for!! Thanks Art & Jeb!!Art is was sort of hard looking at the pictures as the glare from the ultra shiny paint job was blinding....GREAT PAINT JOB!!!